Celtics make qualifying offer to Stiemsma

The Celtics made a qualifying offer today to Greg Stiemsma of just over $1 million, thus retaining their right to match any offer for the restricted free agent center.

Though the Celtics added a big young body to their scheme with the drafting Thursday night of Syracuse's Fab Melo with the 22nd pick, Stiemsma remains an intriguing young player. Though foul prone, and hindered towards the end of the season by plantar fasciitis in his left foot, the seven-footer showed enough to keep the Celtics interested. ... As of this afternoon the Celtics were still negotiating with undrafted free agents to fill out the roster for their summer league team, which will play in leagues in Orlando and Las Vegas starting next weekend.

But several veteran free agents were added today, including power forward Othello Hunter, who played last season in China, and Jamar Smith, an NBADL veteran guard who played on a Celtics summer league team two years ago. Free agent guards Dionte Christmas and Jonathan Gibson have also signed on.

Sean Williams, the former Boston College center who was signed near the end of the season with the idea of playing for the Celtics this summer, will also be on the roster, though it's unclear whether he will play in both Orlando and Las Vegas.